Before 1959-60, Bob Cousy had the most assists in a game, with 28 assists against the Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959.
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most assists by a player in a regular-season game before 1960| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | B. Cousy | 28 | 2/27/1959 | vs | 45 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 66.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | R. Guerin | 21 | 12/12/1958 | vs | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  | B. Davies | 20 | 1/22/1955 | vs | 25 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 51.6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Cousy | 19 | 11/24/1956 | vs | 38 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 51.7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  | A. Phillip | 19 | 11/20/1955 | vs | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | A. Phillip | 19 | 11/27/1954 | vs | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | D. McGuire | 18 | 2/15/1958 | vs | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | P. Seymour | 18 | 1/26/1955 | 45 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 37.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 42.7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Cousy | 18 | 1/18/1953 | vs | 48 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 22.2 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 34.9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Cousy | 17 | 12/10/1955 | vs | 43 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 33.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | | J. McMahon | 17 | 12/8/1954 | vs | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 45.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Cousy | 17 | 2/4/1953 | vs | 43 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 17.6 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 33.4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | D. McGuire | 17 | 12/11/1951 | vs | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  | A. Phillip | 17 | 2/13/1951 | vs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 48.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Cousy | 16 | 1/18/1959 | vs | 39 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 71.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Cousy | 16 | 3/11/1956 | vs | 44 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 59.0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | D. McGuire | 16 | 1/19/1955 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | | D. McGuire | 16 | 10/30/1954 | vs | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 |  | R. Lumpp | 16 | 3/11/1953 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Cousy | 16 | 1/6/1952 | vs | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23.1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 27.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | G. Senesky | 16 | 2/15/1951 | vs | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | D. McGuire | 16 | 3/15/1950 | vs | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | | D. McGuire | 16 | 12/14/1949 | vs | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 25.5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Cousy | 15 | 3/4/1959 | vs | 38 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 42.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | D. McGuire | 15 | 3/1/1959 | vs | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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